Unfortunately oven elements are not invincible and are prone to damage due to the high temperatures that they experience when fitted in your oven cavity.

 Below we list 3 common problems we find people tend to have with their oven elements, so if you have any of these issues with your own oven element, don’t hesitate when it comes to replacing it.

1.      If you own a fan oven, the element in your oven will expand and contract. When the oven is on, the element will expand and as soon as the oven is turned off, the element will contract. This can result in strain being put on the element and could lead it blowing;

2.      Staying with fan ovens, if the motor in your fan oven gets too dirty and covered in grease and dirt, it won’t be able to cool your oven element sufficiently meaning your oven element is at greater risk of overheating. Check your fan oven motor regularly to ensure it is clean and keeping your oven element cool;

3.      The most common problem with oven elements is when the oven light and fan come on but the oven element won’t heat up at all. This is the classic sign that the element needs replacing.

Here are a few tips we have to help ensure your oven element doesn’t become damaged:

·         Ensure the oven door seal on your appliance is keeping the hot air in the oven cavity. If it isn’t doing this, the oven element will have to work harder to maintain the temperature in the oven cavity, which puts added strain on it;

·         Keep your fan oven motor as clean as possible to help ensure it keeps your oven well ventilated when you are using it.

Here at Cooker Spare Parts, we stock a fantastic range of fan oven spares so if you are experiencing any of the problems listed above with your fan oven, take a look at our range of spares here!

Here at Cooker Spare Parts, we have a fantastic range of spare parts for your gas cooker, and we like to think we can be relied on to find the perfect spare part to get your appliance back to full working order as quickly as possible.

There are many more parts inside your cooker than you even begin to imagine! To ensure your cooker is working properly, all of these parts must be fully functioning to allow you to cook with no interruptions and perhaps more importantly, cook with no safety issues. Below we will discuss what a flame failure device and thermocouples do when they are attached to your cooker, and why they are so important in allowing you to use your gas cooker safely?

So what do both parts do when they are attached to your cooker, and why are they important? Let’s start with the flame failure device or as it is also commonly referred to, the FFD. A flame failure device is responsible for shutting off the gas supply in your cooker if the flame is extinguished for any reason. So the reasons why it is an important safety mechanism are very clear, as it ensures the gas supply in your appliance is cut off safely when the flame is extinguished.

Now let’s move on to a thermocouple. Again it performs a similar function to an FFD, but in a slightly different way. The thermocouple on your gas cooker is responsible for closing the gas valve to help prevent gas leaks. So you can agree that both parts are an important in terms of keeping you and your appliance safe, whether it is being used or not.

If you have any doubts over the functionality of either your flame failure device or thermocouple, simply visit the FFD and Thermocouples section of our website here to browse our vast range of gas cooker spares!

Here in Britain, we all love a slice of cake not and again, so to brighten up your Friday, we thought we would share some lovely pictures of cake with you.

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We start with the delicious coffee and walnut cake, and the recipe comes from BBC Good Food and it is hard to see why anyone would not like this. This cake is the perfect partner for your mid-morning (or mid-afternoon) cup of coffee! The creamy filling complements the coffee perfectly. All in all, this cake is a winner in our eyes!

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Next up is the fantastic Vanilla Cheesecake from Jamie Oliver. We can always rely on the main man himself to provide us with some delicious recipes, and this is a particularly easy recipe. Using classic digestive biscuits as a base and vanilla extract, this cheesecake is an American classic that we Brits love to have a slice of now and again! Thanks for brightening our Friday, Jamie!

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Finally, we have a mouth-watering Chocolate cake from Mary Berry, the queen of baking! This chocolate gateau has four layers of chocolatey goodness with a truffle filling, topped off with chocolate icing! We’re all thinking the same thing, how much we want a slice of that cake now, but we’ll have to make do with the picture!

We hope our top 3 favourite cakes have brightened up your Friday morning, and don’t make you too hungry! Now where did we leave that coffee and walnut cake….

If you own a fan oven, you will appreciate how important the oven fan motor is when it comes to keeping your oven cavity well ventilated.

You may not be able to see the inner workings of your fan oven, but the oven motor that circulates the warm air is more important than you think! So if you have a noisy fan oven and are wondering what is wrong with it, the chances are that you will need to replace the oven motor.

If the fan in your oven isn't working properly, there is a danger of your appliance overheating. This is not only bad for the oven, but it may also cause damage to other important parts of your cooker, such as the fan oven element. If the oven motor isn't distributing the warm air around the cavity, the fan oven element could burn out, which will have a major impact on how you cook your food.

So if you have been experiencing problems with the oven fan that is currently attached to your cooker, visit the motors and fans section of our website to see the full range of fan oven motors that we stock!